The 1988 VCU Rams baseball team represented Virginia Commonwealth University during the 1988 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Rams played their home games at The Diamond as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They led by head coach Tony Guzzo, in his sixth season with the program.

Offseason 1987 MLB draft

#15 #377 Chris Pender INF Baltimore Orioles

Game log 1988 VCU Rams baseball game log (45–16–1) Regular season (41–14–1) February (1–3) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC * The DiamondRichmond, VA L 4–5 0–1 — Virginia State* The Diamond W 10–0 1–1 — February 27 * The Diamond L 0–2 1–2 — February 28 * The Diamond L 2–10 1–3 — March (20–5–1) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC March 1 at * Al Worthington StadiumLynchburg, VA W 8–3 2–3 — March 2 at * Nixon FieldWilson, NC W 8–2 3–3 — March 4 Liberty* The Diamond W 9–3 4–3 — * The Diamond W 4–3 5–3 — Providence* The Diamond W 3–0 6–3 — March 7 * The Diamond W 13–2 Zona (2–1) Holland (0–1) None 134 7–3 — March 8 * The Diamond W 17–5 8–3 — March 11 at * Harrington Field Greenville, NC W 5–411 9–3 — March 12 at * Doak FieldRaleigh, NC L 1–19 9–4 — March 13 * The Diamond W 5–0 10–4 — * The Diamond W 9–6 11–4 — Vermont* The Diamond L 4–7 11–5 — March 15 Barton* The Diamond W 5–2 12–5 — March 16 * The Diamond W 11–6 13–5 — at John Sessions StadiumJacksonville, FL L 4–13 13–6 0–1 at Jacksonville John Sessions Stadium W 8–0 14–6 1–1 March 22 * The Diamond W 8–3 15–6 — March 23 * The Diamond W 11–5 16–6 — March 24 * The Diamond W 18–1 17–6 — March 25 * The Diamond W 5–0 18–6 — March 26 at The Diamond T 1–15 None None None 18–6–1 1–1–1 Charlotte The Diamond W 1–0 — — — 19–6–1 2–1–1 Charlotte The Diamond W 10–2 — — — 20–6–1 3–1–1 March 29 * The Diamond W 12–2 21–6–1 —March 30 at * Tech ParkBlacksburg, VA L 8–11 21–7–1 —March 31 at * Shipley FieldCollege Park, MD L 11–16 21–8–1 — April (17–4) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC April 1 The Diamond W 2–1 22–8–1 4–1–1 April 2 Old Dominion The Diamond W 3–0 23–8–1 5–1–1 April 3 Old Dominion The Diamond W 9–5 24–8–1 6–1–1 April 5 * The Diamond W 3–1 25–8–1 — April 9 at * Veterans Memorial ParkHarrisonburg, VA L 13–1510 25–9–1 — April 10 Jacksonville The Diamond W 2–1 26–9–1 7–1–1 April 11 Jacksonville The Diamond L 3–4 26–10–1 7–2–1 April 12 Jacksonville The Diamond W 7–0 27–10–1 8–2–1 April 14 at George Mason* Spuhler FieldFairfax, VA W 9–2 28–10–1 — April 15 * The Diamond W 22–0 29–10–1 — Virginia State* The Diamond W 12–1 30–10–1 — Virginia State* The Diamond W 14–0 31–10–1 — April 17 at Virginia Wesleyan* Kenneth R. Perry FieldVirginia Beach, VA W 14–5 32–10–1 — April 20 * The Diamond W 10–1 33–10–1 — April 23 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips FieldCharlotte, NC W 13–1 — — — 34–10–1 9–2–1 April 24 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 6–3 — — — 35–10–1 10–2–1 April 25 at Charlotte Tom and Lib Phillips Field W 4–3 — — — 36–10–1 11–2–1 April 27 at Christopher Newport* Deer ParkNewport News, VA W 6–4 Morris (?–?) Parnell (4–6) Flanagan (?) 105 37–10–1 — April 29 * The Diamond W 4–2 38–10–1 — at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball ComplexNorfolk, VA L 2–3 38–11–1 11–3–1 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 1–3 38–12–1 11–4–1 May (3–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBC May 1 at Old Dominion Bud Metheny Baseball Complex L 1–2 38–13–1 11–5–1 May 2 Virginia Tech* The Diamond W 7–6 39–13–1 — May 3 NC State* The Diamond L 3–11 39–14–1 — May 4 at * Boshamer StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 4–27 40–14–1 — May 7 at Richmond* Malcolm U. Pitt FieldTuckahoe, VA W 2–1 41–14–1 — Postseason (4–2) (4–0) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall SBCT May 18 vs. (W3) South Florida (E1) Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY W 11–10 42–14–1 1–0 May 19 vs. (E3) Charlotte (E1) Nick Denes Field W 9–0 43–14–1 2–0 May 20 at (W1) (E1) Nick Denes Field W 4–3 44–14–1 3–0 May 21 vs. (E2) Jacksonville (E1) Nick Denes Field W 7–4 45–14–1 4–0 (0–2) Date Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall NCAAT May 25 vs. (2) * (5) Mark Light FieldCoral Gables, FL L 6–9 45–15–1 0–1 May 26 vs. (6) * (5) Mark Light Field L 2–4 45–16–1 0–2 Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Tie      = CanceledBold =VCU team memberRankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Awards and honors

Sun Belt Conference Weekly AwardsPlayerAwardDate AwardedRef. Billy Wright Player of the Week March 27, 1988

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